United States v. Bassil

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, six inmates at the Lorton Reformatory, were convicted and sentenced for various offenses committed during a prison riot. All of the appellants contest their convictions. We affirm these convictions. Two of the appellants, Derrick Brown and William Smith, also challenge their sentences. We affirm Brown’s sentence but remand Smith’s case for re-sentencing for the reasons expressed herein.

I

On March 28, 1989 around 3:00 a.m., correctional officers at the Lorton Reformatory responded to a disturbance in the B-wing of Dormitory Three. An inmate, Marlon Blake,…